Shia Laboeuf saying "on the way" before each shot is something gunners need to do because when they fire the mechanism for the gun recoils back and if the loader is there for any reason the call is to tell them to get out of the way.
That long gaze you were talking about with Shia Lebouf is generally known as the 1,000yard stare, a term mainly originating from WWI with trench warfare, but heavily popularized from WWII and later on with Vietnam. Shia absolutely mastered that stare in this movie.
The fact that you know about tracers and tiger tanks and were understanding of how war changes people really showed us you are of the more intelligent reactors which is refreshing to see. Keep up with the content.
Much of the German equipment was superior but was much more complicated and time consuming to build. Mass production was the key to winning the war and Sherman tanks could be produced quickly in large numbers. The Sherman could often be repaired in the field with parts from wrecked tanks. Quantity eventually overcame quality. Hitler was obsessed with size and superiority, the master race had to have bigger and better. Something simple and basic could be produced much more quickly and in large numbers but he wanted the best.
Would recommend "Das Boot" (1981). About a German Submarine and the Crew and how they deal with boredom, fear and claustrophobia. One of the few movies from Germanys perspective. And at the end you see that all of them deal with the same.
The sequence (from 16:22) with Brad Pitt and Logan Lerman and the two sisters in their apartment, where they just try to act normally and peacefully until the rest of the team shows up always makes me so sad, cause you can kind of tell even Brad Pitt's character just wanted a moment of quiet normalcy before the mood got ruined.
“Ideals are peaceful, history is violent” is one of my favorite quotes ever. Especially today when people think they have all the answers for a perfect society Oh and the Tiger scene is basically completely inaccurate. The Tiger wouldn’t have moved from concealment and Fury’s 76mm gun could’ve penetrated the front of the Tiger from about 750m. If Bible was a better shot he could’ve saved the other tanks
@@TTTT-oc4eb Source? Because the 76mm could penetrate about 120mm of armor at 90deg while the Tiger’s hull was around 100mm thick. The 75mm gun definitely had issues with thicker armor but the 76mm had no problems, especially with M93 HVAP
@@crispy_338 The problems with the US 76mm and 90mm standard AP rounds are well known, just google it. The US tests against US armor plates (which were relatively soft) were flawed (done without HE filler), and in RL the gun performed much worse against the harder German armor plates. The rounds were too soft, and in addition the HE filler had a tendency to burst on impact, causing the round to shatter. The APCR rounds were very rare, even late in the war.
To me, the christening of 'Machine' was the most impactful and emotional bit of the movie. Norman was finally one of the boys, and to be heralded as such by the honorable crew of Fury was truly touching.
The Tiger tank that took out most of the platoon is Tiger 131. It was captured in battle in WW2 and is is the only original WW2 Tiger tank still runnning, in the world. The tech people from Bovington tank museum were worried about using it in the movie because every time they run the engine and shut it down, it could be the last time it ever runs.
Ive worked in the ER, ICU, and the CCU and the things i have seen there would make the average civilian vomit. But it doesn't compare to the horrors i have seen in combat in Afghanistan and iraq.
You weren’t able to play it, but the music they play as Norman is being driven away at the end hits me every time. Fury is a classic movie, dark, funny at times, touching, sad, etc. Great reaction. Another great WW2 movie set at the same time is Memphis Belle, set in bombers sent to fly over Germany. Similarly, it shows the different crew members well and is brilliantly acted. If you liked naming tanks, you will love Memphis Belle. Air crews named their bombers and painted incredible “nose art” on the front nose of the planes.
close to peak german erngineering, but still no cigar. It had several major drawbacks and needed much improvement to be a viable main battletank option. But the panzer IV was a beauty of craftsmanship.
I love this movie so much and I love your reaction, when you cry at the end I just want to hug you from behind and whisper that everything is going to be alright...
At 16:55 . . Pitt, "If you don't take her I will" That gal, Emma, LEADS THE WAY, with Norman, to the bed room. Kaliwali "Does she want to go there, though ?"
My dad was in a tank unit in the late 1970s-80s. He said this film was one of the best representations he's seen of the dynamic of a tank crew that. Non-military folk think they hate each other or are being mean to each other, but they're actually close like brothers. From the opening scene, you thought they were losing it. In contrast, he said, "This crew is really close. Must've served a while together." Then after it was revealed they were together since North Africa (US involvement 1942-43), he just nodded and went, "There we go." The dialogue and attitude between them throughout the movie reminded him of his old boys.
During the filming of the movie Brad Pitt and the rest of the tank crew were instructed to stay away from Logan Leman (Norman) between takes to help create a sense of him being the outsider. Bonus trivia; did you recognize the Captain who sent the tanks to rescue the squad in the field? It was Jason Isaacs, who plays Lucius Malfoy in the Potter films
The battles become progressively more ridicuous throughout the movie. And Wardaddy is the kind of commander you avoid at all cost if you want to survive ;-)
You are far more intelligent than other reactors, I see you catching on and figuring things out during the movie 😊 You should definitely see War Horse a story about a young British lad and his love for his horse.
I think this role is certainly some of his best acting, no doubt. I mean, the whole cast does amazing work, but his and Pitt are phenomenal. Bernthal as well, though he is a generally unlikeable character, he portrays it well, it's why he's so unlikable!
@@kaliwali He did deserve an Oscar. I was a little sad you cut out the bible scripture part where WarDaddy answers him what book the passage is from (even though i''m not very religious) .. that particular scene and Bibles reaction to Daddy knowing it, was Oscar worthy in itself.
That vehicle you asked about at the 23:58 mark in your reaction ("Is that a Tiger"), is a German Sd.Kfz. 251 Half-Track. Not necessarily a tank, though it is tank-like. It's called a half-track, because the back section rolls on tracks, like a tank. The front section has normal wheels, like an automobile. It is normally used to transport troops, but sometimes they have guns mounted. The tracks in the back provide better traction in mud and ice, than a vehicle that has all wheels.
The German Sonderkraftfahrzeuge (Sd.Kfz. literally "special motor vehicle") had tons of different variants and so on. They're not tank-like really, they're basically just armoured cars. The armour is so thin, that usually a machine gun could penetrate it. Just enough, so that enemy infantry might have a hard time against them, but certainly in no position to withstand a bigger gun, and certainly no tank round, except if they got a lucky ricochet maybe. In the later stages of the war, they would often be used as troop transports for mechanized divisions, equipped with machine guns as defence. Some, however, also had big anti-tank guns mounted, but you could also find them with AA-guns, or just as mobile artillery, with either mortars or guns.
Just read literally like two days ago some of the deleted scenes and stuff. Norman asks if Wardaddy's scars are from Germans but he tells him they're from before the war. He was driving with his girlfriend and little brother but was driving drunk and ended up crashing and she and his brother both died, he was badly burned. His whole county hated him and he was given the choice of jail or the army. "Ideals are peaceful. History is violent" was adlibbed by Brad Pitt.
@@joeybossolo7 i'm both glad they didn't put it in because them sharing a name is a little heavy handed writing, but also think they could've had him tell the story without mentioning his brother's name and it would've been fine
At 10:55 the tracers look insane but the fire rate on that gun (mg42) is so high it looks like every round is a tracer but it is just dumping ammo it shoots so fast they called it hitler's buzzsaw
1200 rounds per minute. roughly 20 every second. indeed, dumping ammo. As a LMG gunner in the Home Guard, All i can say is the following: "I've got a bullet here with your name on it, and by all the gods I will keep firing until I find it!"
11:03 I believe the Germans used a similar belt configuration as the US soldiers, being 1 in every 5 rounds is a tracer. It just seems like more because the German MG42 fires at 1,200-1,500 RPM.
@@iKvetch558 Yeah, this is really visible in the tank battles, they don't look realistic at all. Some of the tracer effects almost looked like light sabers or laser guns, that was waay too much. You shouldn't really be able to see a tank round on the fly at all.
My grandfather was a gunner like Shia's character portrayed. His tank was disabled twice and they had to crawl out through that bottom hatch. On one occasion, the tank commander's brains landed in his lap. He was eventually wounded by a mortar round while he was in a church that had been converted into a post office. He had a scar that ran between his eyes and down across his cheek from the shrapnel, and it gave him permanent paralysis on one side. I was in training when he died and was so heartbroken because I had grown up enough and learned about all kinds of things to ask him. So this movie, as unrealistic as it is at times, still showed a lot for me to imagine about what my grandfather went through.
I served two combat Infantry tours in Vietnam. We occasionally worked with tanks but not that often, They have a tendency to draw fire! T. Boyte GySgt. USMC, retired Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71 Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Hi, Kali. My 1st watch of your reactions & you're pretty special. Shia Labeouf method acted throughout the filming for Fury - refusing to shower & only washing like the WW2 G.I.s did - helmet baths or equivalent for 9 months - he was that kind of committed to his role as Bible. It's totally okay that you're not familiar with the workings of a tank or other military equipment - your reactions & the questions you expressed were genuine - that made it a real pleasure to watch as you discovered what 'Fury' was all about. Bravo Zulu (that's Navy Speak for Great Job!) From a far too cynical veteran Navy Hospital Corpsman & currently X-Ray & CT Tech x 20 years. Glad to have found your content. Corpsman Out.
The film’s Tiger tank was borrowed from the Tank Museum in England. It’s the only operational tank of its type left in the world. The film producers returned it in a semi broken and worn out state, that the museum owners were truly furious about. Other very good war films to consider; All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 version), Battle of Britain, A Bridge Over the River Kwai, Downfall, Hamburger Hill, A Bridge too Far, Zulu. Finally, two great films set during WW2 and both very much classics, Waterloo Bridge and Casablanca. If you want to try black and white films.
They must have been silent about it publicly since I've never heard of any damage to the tank from filming and even in their own documentary about it they showed their own personnel on set and making the film crew relevel the battle field because there was too much earth on top of the concrete pad they built for the fight scene.
When you asked about the fuze adjustment, Grady was setting the delay feature on the fuze (normally instantaneous) so the shell would bounce into the air before detonating, which is better for engaging troops in the open. Nice touch of realism.
You wondered about naming tanks. I don't know about tanks but I served as a field artillery platoon leader and sometimes the troops gave their self propelled howitzers names. I recall one they named Sudden Impact, which was certainly on point.
From a Treadhead geek technical angle ...the Fury tank was the Sherman M4A2E8 and had the upgraded 76 mm gun and could have penetrated the Tiger....but hey...it's a movie....Peace!
That M4A2E8 was actually pretending to be an M4A3E8...since the diesel powered Shermans never served with US forces in Europe in WW2. Of course this does not change your point about the gun being able to kill the Tiger from the front...but it does add to the Treadhead geek angle, right? 😁👍
well, I just think it is cool that (I think first ever) they actually used a real Tiger instead of the usual mockups (or worse using a modern tank and pretend its was a Tiger) And to add to the comments about the Tiger crew tactics. If the commander was really smart the first tank to be fired on would have been Fury, being that it was the one tank that was a match for the Tiger.
@@jamesskyway6746 Would not even need to be a smart tank commander...just a competent one. The Tiger crews were trained to go after the enemy tanks with longer guns first AND they were trained to hit the lead tank in a column, so the commander of the Tiger in Fury was utterly incompetent. He did not do as he was trained to since Fury WAS the lead tank in that column. LOL
That is the prevailing theory that at this late stage of the war, tank crews were not trained well at all, and the "commander" was probably some infantry or gunnery officer that got handed a new off the assembly line Tiger. It was by itself with no others and didn't have any infantry attached as it should have. Of course, the points others here have said are all also valid, that the 76 could have penned the Tiger even from the front. But, movie, so it's cool.
@@charleshartley9597 I have seen that theory before...and it is possible. But there is a major flaw to the idea that it was an inexperienced/untrained crew in the Tiger, and thus they did not know...at least the driver and gunner would have had to have some significant training, or they would not know how to operate the tank. Sure, the loader and the bow gunner and the commander could have no clue about tanks, but you can't just jump in a Tiger and drive it or operate the gun without some training or experience, as far as I know. But it is possible there was a barely trained driver and gunner, that knew the basic operations of the tank, but not enough to engage the American tank in the lead and with the longest gun...it is just less plausible than folks usually realize. 👍
Band of Brothers is like the best ever made WW2 miniseries, waiting for reactions. PS: Tank battle is so fake. Tiger had perfect position concealed, in reality it would have not left it's position and killed them all one by one - Somebody even made joke clip about it in youtube "how it would have really happened when it kills them all". I want to see the "tank training that tells crew to drive to open and expose your weak spot in combat" 24:00 Armored personnel carrier, not a tank.
A White Horse also symbolizes Death (Revelations), And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.
YES that's why I thought that moment was so powerful. Oddly enough the entire white horse during the olympic opener kind of freaked me out because of this verse.
The number of Sherman tanks required to destroy a Tiger I tank varied depending on factors such as the type of gun the Sherman carried and the engagement range. Generally, a platoon of 4-5 Shermans would tackle a Tiger I, with an average result of losing 2.5 Shermans per Tiger
Yet another fun fact here! The tiger tank in the movie is known as "Tiger 131". It is a real tiger tank from the war and the only working tiger tank in existence!
Rain is another word for artillery. SS were the hardline members of the Nazi (National Socialist German Workers) Party. The first scene where the lead Sherman is knocked out, the German solider uses a Panzerfaust or an a handheld anti-tank weapon. The rescue mission scene, the Shermans are not going up against tanks, but anti-tank guns, the Pak 40 75 mm to be exact. On the Western Front, Allied tank crews were more likely to come up against German tank destroyers and anti-tank guns than actual German armor (tanks). During World War Two pilots and tankers named their planes and tanks. More times planes such as bombers would have nose art.
The German soldier was executed because he was wearing an American rain coat. He had Norman do it to break his cherry instead of one of the other GIs. He is considered a spi because of the uniform
Under the Geneva Convention, soldiers captured in uniform on a battlefield must be treated as prisoners of war according to certain legal standards (they must be fed, given shelter, medical care, things like that). But soldiers captured in fake enemy uniforms can be considered spies, and soldiers captured not in uniform can be considered "guerillas," and both aren't entitled to same legal protections.
Shia LaBouef killed it in this one. Everyone was great in this, but Bible was my favorite character out of the whole tank crew. This story is fictional, but the character "War Daddy" was based on a real tank commander. His tank was called "In The Mood" named after the Glenn Miller song. I wish Hollywood would make a historically accurate film about War Daddy and his tank crew, I think it would be fantastic considering how bad ass that they were and how much they wrecked house. By the way, Fat Electrician did a video called, "The Most Gangster Tanker of WWII - Lafayette "War Daddy" Pool" I highly recommend it. Enjoyed your reaction and can't wait for Band of Brothers. You should also consider the movie "1917" it's set in the First World War and is amazing!
Of course Bible's emotional speech was cut out of this reaction. Guess you couldn't have any of the actors speaking more than yourself while watching huh?
10:39 Yes, sometimes tank crews would name their tanks. The real inspiration for Brad Pitt’s character was then-SSgt. Lafayette G. Pool, who had the same nickname. He called his tank “In The Mood.”
So this was based on a true tank? Wow.. I can see why they would change the name though lol. Not that "In the Mood" isn't also epic, but Fury just has a ring to it
@@kaliwalithe fatelectrician has a great vid on wardaddy and his crew. Would recommend it, personally think the real life story is better than the movie.
@@kaliwali The real Wardaddy and his tank never made it to Germany, but racked up an incredible combat record in a very short time after landing in Normandy in June 1944, and was taken out of WW2 in September 1944 by a shrapnel wound to the leg that eventually led to it having to be amputated. As others have said, it would probably have been a much better movie if they had tried to tell Wardaddy's REAL story, instead of taking a bunch of things that happened to other people and ascribing them to him.
I’m not sure about tanks, but I do know that modern fighter jets have nicknames/callsigns. There was a picture going around of a pilot with a pack of Zyn on his dash, on the side of his jet was an eagle with a mullet. His callsign is Mullet lmao
Great movie! You should definitely watch one about WW1 at some point though, completely different feeling of uselessness... 1917 or the German All Quiet on the Western Front are good places to start. And if you want another perspective, you might want to check out some German war movies. Downfall is obviously very famous, and the aforementioned All Quiet on the Western Front, but I can also recommend the Director's Cut of Das Boot, which shows another side of the war completely, similar to the tank crew maybe in a way. Definitely use subtitles though, the dubbed English version isn't very good usually. The worst part is that stuff like this keeps happening, and it's happening again right now. I just don't get it...
I've also recommened the german version of it's all quiet on the western front to her before, so let's hope she'll react to it the more other comments also requests it :) I do agree with das boot as well.
"On the way" is announced by the Gunner when firing the main gun. You use it to alert the crew and fire on the "Y" of "Way" I was an Abrams Commander and I called my tank "Grim Reaper". I love the crew interaction in this, but the tactics make me cringe pretty much the whole way through. The Sherman crew consisted of the Tank Commander, Gunner, Loader, Driver and Assistant Driver / Bow Gunner.
Great reaction like always, this movie is epic love it, there are some fun-facts about it. Brad Pitts “war daddy” Character is based on a real person. His name was Lafayette G Pool. He is known as America’s Tank ace of world war 2. He managed to destroy 12 tanks, and over 250+ Armored vehicles in under 90 days on the western front. He was awarded with multiple awards like the Silver Star, France’s legion of honour, Distinguished Service Cross (2nd highest award under the Medal of Honor). He is buried in the Sam Houston National Cemetery. The Tiger tank battle near the end of the movie was played by Tiger 131, captured nearly intact in WW2 and the only remaining operational Tiger 1 in the world. 131 lives at a tank museum in Britain, and rolls out in displays once in a blue moon. It only got hit in the gun mantle so wasn’t that damaged was just jammed hence they abandoned the tiger but normally they use death charges with a pin with a timer so this doesn’t happen they was even a tiger manual with instructions on this. Side note: The reason the tank battle looked like two morons were driving was because they were given specific instructions in which they were only allowed to move the tiger forward and backwards. They couldn't turn or move at an angle due to the old nature of the tank and potential damages. Keep up the good work.
Sorry for the few corrections Shells, not missiles. No they dont have tracers every round, tracers were used in HMG's, Heavy machineguns, and were only every 4-5 round. EDIT: Why react to this if.. everything is blurred beyond recognition? lol
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Talking about how amazing the acting in this movie is, for as uncomfortable / stressed / frustrated the entire LONG scene in Emma and her cousin's home made me, I absolutely loved all of it. Just because of how well acted and directed it was, to make me feel all of the things I did Also, the 4v1 tank battle against the Tiger has got to be one of my favorite scenes in this film! It was so intense that after it was over I realized that I was barely breathing during any of it lol. The music, the directing, and especially the acting with all of the comms between the tanks and the crew of the Fury itself. ON THE WAY I can't help but draw those parallels you did immediately between Norman and Upham from SPR.... While Upham largely maintained his innocence and conscience (at the expense of those around him), Norman lost himself to become the aptly named "machine". Makes for some very interesting compare and contrast analysis between the two of them Thank you for the amazing reaction! As usual, the depth of your character analysis helped me to see some things with a fresh perspective that I didn't originally consider when I recently watched this movie for the first time. Very excited to check out the full watch along on Patreon later!
Agreed! That entire dining room scene was so emotional and well-acted. I'm not sure how Shia Lebouf didn't get an award for this film because WOW. Those eyes. He honestly didn't even look like himself. I actually really loved the character development for Norman. Not because I enjoyed seeing him break, but seeing what the cost of war does to a kid. I couldn't help but want to cry but cheer when he finally broke and was shooting the gun. The emotion seen through his eyes was SO intense and his catch phrase (which I can't type here lol) brought so many emotions. Glad you enjoyed this one!!
Yes, The tanks did have nicknames. The names usually began with the letter of the company they were in. (ie Alice for A company. Bobby for B company) Fury would have been in F company
The thing about this movie is that it’s not great for historical accuracy. The German tanks were not much superior to the Allied tanks. The Tigers and Panthers had a more powerful gun, but the Shermans have better maneuverability and reliability. However, when it comes to the atmosphere of what it was like to be in a tank crew, Fury gets it right. And I think that is the point of the movie. It’s not a documentary. It’s a drama that does a good job portraying the life and personalities of a tank crew.
Sticking to the tank theme I highly recommend Patton since he was was regarded as America's tank general and also because it's simply an great and epic film.
I’m a Soldier of NZ 🇳🇿 myself, and I’ve spent a lot of time around tanks. (NZDF Infantry & logistics) A great number of men from our army have coincided with the US 🇺🇸 and UK 🇬🇧 military in their operations for Ukraine 🇺🇦. I remember going there on mission as an assistant in Odessa. And the nation is very much like what one sees on social media sites and television. So basically our mission was to deliver goods to the war funding for the Ukrainian army, it went on for three months.
Wow, thank you so much for the super & for your service. Before watching these War movies I clearly had no idea some of the things these men go through mentally. A constant state of living in that atmosphere has to be so taxing. I appreciate you! 💚
It's a good movie, that scene where they pancake the corpse reminded me about a crazy video by K2 Battalion of Ukraines 54th Mechanized Brigade where one of their tanks run over some living russian soldiers in a trench, they did dig out one or two survivors afterwards and took them as prisoners of war, mad as hell how well documented war is now, 4k, multiple angles(since there is tons of gopros and drones around)? No problem. More or less every unit seem to upload their own content, on their own channels. War is hell.
Good Morning Kali…I’m enjoying your movie reactions and they have been amazing. I also enjoyed your reaction to this movie as well. Can’t wait to see what movie will you react to next. Keep up the amazing work and have a good day today. Enjoy your Sunday. 👍💯
The German guns in the woods and in the basement of the town weren't tanks. They were a PAK40 anti-tank cannon. I believe it was a 75mm gun which was the same gun of a late model Panzer 4 german tank though
Band of Brothers is a superb series. If you'd like to watch more war genre, for the Vietnam era "Platoon" starring Charlie Sheen is extraordinarily well done. Even closer to modern day, "Black Hawk Down" is excellent. While not really war genre there are some great submarine movies such as "The Hunt For Red October" and "Crimson Tide". And a couple of Tom Clancy story movies, "Clear And Present Danger" and "Patriot Games".
Furyo, Empire of the Sun, Dunkerke, Stalingrad and Schindler's List are other amazing WW2 movies... and, again, I'm stopping here to let others put in their own suggestions, 'cause ther are soooo many others. 😄
I think you would enjoy the movie sisu it’s about a elder ex Finnish solider who strikes it rich at the height of the nazi invasion super interesting movie
To learn the real story of War Daddy check out The Fat Electrician's videos. Yes, there really was a WW II tank commander called War Daddy. He named his tank In The Mood.
Usually there are 3 to 10 bullets in between each tracer. Could look up the mg42 ratio if you want. Im more familiar with tge anti aircraft rounds, since tgats what waa mist commonly shot at me
makes sense! i'm used to Tarkov (the game) where you can load a full mag with tracers and just got shocked that maybe that's what was happening lol. but makes a lot more sense this way
Very poignant that Norman was right, when he told Emma she would have one great love in her life. She did like him, and he truly was the one love in her life.
